Abyss: Kraken
Expansion of: AbyssThe Smugglers Guild settled in the heart of the giant sea creatures cemetery, in the darkest depths of the Deep kingdom. In this disconcerting necropolis, with the help of mysterious Krakens, representatives of Guilds are trading NEBULIS, wonderful black pearls, that are the unofficial currency of the realm. That’s money stained with blood. They accelerate your way to power, but be careful, because those who are caught with possession face a terrible fate!
30m - 60m
2 - 4 Players
Ages 14+
agentpatman
I like more stuff but wasn’t a fan of the gambling or negative point stuff which consists of most of the expansion. I was ok with it going in but the gambling has too big of a layoff and the negative points for having majority in two player is too steep with the additional point loss for each.
autothrall
Some new options to fatten (or blubber?) up the aquatic intrigues of your next Abyss session. The NEBULIS corruption pearls are quite cool, as are the cards that interact with them, and I also like the Kraken creatures and how they can be used as 'wild cards' for purchasing Lords. As for the new Locations, I feel like the Loot cards and their related choices might be a little too arbitrary, even if their mechanisms are similar to others present in the Exploration phase of the game. Overall, it's a beautiful, nice addition to an already excellent game and helps freshen it up.
buckbagr
Really adds a lot to the game. Not necessary, but very fun. I will always add this expansion to the base game.